Hakujaden

Hakujaden

Alternative Titles

Synonyms

The White Snake Enchantress
The Great White Snake
Legend of the White Serpent
Legend of the White Snake

Japanese

白蛇伝

English

Panda and the Magic Serpent

Information

Type

Movie

Aired

Oct 22, 1958

Episodes

1

Duration

1 hr 19 min

Studios

Toei Animation

Status

Finished Airing

Source

Other

Rating

G - All Ages

Themes

Historical

Demographics

Statistics

Rank

9853

Score

6.06

Scored by

2528

Popularity

8255

Members

6484

Favorites

8

External Links

Synopsis

As a young boy, Xu-Xian is forced to free his pet, a small snake. Unbeknownst to him, the snake is actually a young snake goddess named Bai-Niang and she is in love with him. Many years later, when they are both adults, the princess is magically transformed into a human and sets out to find her love. But the local wizard believes her to be a vampire, and banishes Xu-Xian from the village in order to save him. Xu-Xian's pet pandas Panda and Mimi set out to save him and bring him, in the process becoming leaders of an animal gang. (Source: ANN)

Background

Based on the Chinese folktale "Legend of the White Snake". It's the first anime feature film in color. Only two voice actors were used, providing the voices for all the different parts. It is also one of the first three anime films to be released in America and the first anime in any shape or form to be released there.

Characters

Xu, Xian
Panda
Panda Supporting
Xiao, Qing
Xiao, Qing Supporting

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